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2011 Northern Premiers' Forum

Premier Dennis Fentie met with his northern colleagues in Yellowknife for the 2011 Northern Premiers' Forum.

Northern Premiers' Forum 2011
Photo: NWT government 

Following their meetings, the premiers released two new pan-territorial documents on climate change adaptation and renewable energy. Find out more at ANorthernVision.ca

Read the news release from the 2011 Northern Premiers' Forum:

  • Premiers release pan-territorial papers on energy and climate change at the Northern Premiers’ Forum [36.84 KB ]
    April 28, 2011
  • Communiqué – 2011 Northern Premiers’ Forum [70.97 KB ]
    April 28, 2011

    • 2010 Northern Premiers' Forum held in Whitehorse
    May 13-14, 2010

    From left to right are Premier Floyd Roland of the Northwest Territories, Premier Dennis Fentie of Yukon and Premier Eva Aariak of Nunavut.

    The three territorial premiers met in Whitehorse, Yukon to discuss the environment, education, healthy communities, tourism and other pan-northern issues.

    Read the communiqué  from the 2010 Northern Premiers' Forum.

    Read the news release.

    2009 Northern Premiers' Forum held in Iqaluit
    September 9, 2009


    Photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut

    Premiers from the three northern territories met in Iqaluit, Nunavut to discuss northern cooperation and other issues of importance to the region in September, 2009.

    From left to right are Premier Floyd Roland of the Northwest Territories, Premier Eva Aariak of Nunavut and Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie.


    Photo courtesy of the Government of Nunavut

    Read the communiqués from the 2009 Nothern Premiers' Forum:

    Communiqué, September 5, 2009
    Communiqué: Cooperation Accord Unites Northern Voices, September 5, 2009 

    2008 Northern Premiers' Forum held in Yellowknife

    Territorial premiers met in Yellowknife June 27–28 to discuss common issues under the theme “A Stronger North and a Better Canada.”

    From left to right: Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie and Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland.

    Nunavut Premier Paul Okalik, Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie and Northwest Territories Premier Floyd Roland discussed and worked collectively on pan-northern issues. The premiers dicussed  relations wth the federal government, the economy, the environment and other issues affecting Northern people.

    Communiqué:
    A Stronger North and a Better Canada
    June 28, 2008

    News release:
    Northern Premiers Discuss Stronger North and Better Canada
    June 26, 2008